Standard (Thailand)

	Standard (Thailand) The ''Standard'' was an English-language weekly newspaper whose first issue was published in Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ... on 8 June 1946. On 26 February 1966, starting from issue no. 1000 it was renamed ''Standard International'' until it was merged on 14 April 1968 with ''Bangkok World, Sunday Magazine Section'' to form ''Standard Bangkok magazine''. The ''Standard'' presented a summary of local and international news and featured articles on domestic and foreign affairs. It emphasized news of society and the royal family. It was widely read by foreigners and English-speaking Thai for its coverage of social events. See also * Timeline of English-language newspapers published in Thailand * List of online newspaper archives - Thailand References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Prem Purachatra Prince Prem Purachatra (; ; 12 August 1915 – 24 July 1981) was a Thai prince who worked as a diplomat, English instructor, publisher, poet, playwright, and author. He was a son of Prince Purachatra Jayakara and grandson of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). He served as president of the Siam Society, was a fellow of the Royal Institute of Thailand, Royal Institute, headed the Department of Modern Languages at Chulalongkorn University (now the Language Institute, which is housed in a building bearing his name), and published the weekly English-language magazine Standard (Thailand), ''Standard''. He was married to Ngarmchit Purachatra. Ancestors References Thai male Phra Ong Chao Thai writers Thai diplomats Chatrajaya family Academic staff of Chulalongkorn University Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand Ambassadors of Thailand to India, Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka 1915 births 1981 deaths Thai male Mom Chao 20th-century Chakri dynasty {{Thailand-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Online Newspaper Archives Archives of newspapers are held in many libraries, either in the original format, on microfilm or other physical formats. Digital archives of newspapers, some searchable via the internet, also now exist. The following is a list of archives that specialise in or have notable collections of newspapers. List of archives See also * List of archives * Newspaper digitization References {{Reflist Lists of archives, Lists of newspapers, Archives Newspaper archives, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	English-language Newspapers Published In Asia English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that migrated to Britain after its Roman occupiers left. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 57 sovereign states and 30 dependent territories, making it the most geographically widespread language in the world. In the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, it is the dominant language for historical reasons without being explici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Defunct Newspapers Published In Thailand Defunct may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the process of becoming antiquated, out of date, old-fashioned, no longer in general use, or no longer useful, or the condition of being in such a state. When used in a biological sense, it means imperfect or rudimentary when comp ... {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1968 Mergers And Acquisitions Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Newspapers Disestablished In 1968 A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]